Public Policy and America’s Opioid Epidemic
Two leading neuroscience researchers from Mount Sinai lay out their public policy recommendations for managing the opioid epidemic.
San Jose Launches First-In-The-Country Addiction Treatment Program for Teens
The Santa Clara County Valley Medical Center is setting the gold standard in comprehensive care for teens suffering from substance use disorders.
Private Equity Firms Trying to Block Efforts to Make Methadone Easier to Prescribe
Recent reports raise the concern that private equity has taken over addiction treatment and is blocking efforts to broaden care.
Polysubstance Abuse: The Changing Shape of the Opioid Crisis
Synthetic opioids such as fentanyl are causing a third wave of polysubstance abuse and overdose deaths.
Chaos Behind the Wheel
The neurobiology of addiction is one of the strongest forces to affect human behavior. How a particular person reacts can depend on many factors. It’s physical too.
The New York Times Takes a Long Look at Drug Addiction in Baltimore
A deep dive into Baltimore’s supersized overdose deaths from The New York Times and The Baltimore Banner.